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Peter Schjerling publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Schjerling sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 257 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Peter Schjerling D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Schjerling sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter Schjerling is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research focuses on several interconnected domains within biomedical sciences, particularly emphasizing medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The primary fields of study for Schjerling include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular interest encompass molecular biology, orthopedics and sports medicine, physiology, surgery, and cell biology.

  • Molecular Biology
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Surgery
  • Cell Biology

Their main research topics cover an array of physiological and clinical aspects such as tendon structure and treatment, muscle physiology and disorders, adipose tissue and metabolism, sports injuries and prevention, metabolism in relation to diabetes and cancer, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, and muscle metabolism and nutrition.

  • Tendon Structure and Treatment
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Peter Schjerling has published multiple papers in reputable scientific journals. Some of the recent notable publications include:

  • "GDF15 increases insulin action in the liver and adipose tissue via a β-adrenergic receptor-mediated mechanism," 2023, Cell Metabolism
  • "Preserved capacity for satellite cell proliferation, regeneration, and hypertrophy in the skeletal muscle of healthy elderly men," 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • "Inducible deletion of skeletal muscle AMPKα reveals that AMPK is required for nucleotide balance but dispensable for muscle glucose uptake and fat oxidation during exercise," 2020, Molecular Metabolism
  • "Key Components of Human Myofibre Denervation and Neuromuscular Junction Stability are Modulated by Age and Exercise," 2020, Cells
  • "Distinct myofibre domains of the human myotendinous junction revealed by single-nucleus RNA sequencing," 2023, Journal of Cell Science

Frequent collaborators include Michael Kjær, Abigail L. Mackey, Michael R. Krogsgaard, Nicoline R. Andersen, and Ching-Yan Chloé Yeung.

  • Michael Kjær
  • Abigail L. Mackey
  • Michael R. Krogsgaard
  • Nicoline R. Andersen
  • Ching-Yan Chloé Yeung

Schjerling's publications have been featured repeatedly in several scientific venues with some of the most frequent being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The American Journal of Sports Medicine, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, The Journal of Physiology, and The FASEB Journal.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • The Journal of Physiology
  • The FASEB Journal

Best Publications

  • Pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokine balance in strenuous exercise in humans

    Kenneth Ostrowski;Thomas Rohde;Sven Asp;Peter Schjerling

  • Interleukin-6 stimulates lipolysis and fat oxidation in humans.

    Gerrit van Hall;Adam Steensberg;Massimo Sacchetti;Christian Fischer

  • Knockout of the α2 but Not α1 5′-AMP-activated Protein Kinase Isoform Abolishes 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-4-ribofuranosidebut Not Contraction-induced Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli;Christian Frøsig

  • Muscle-derived interleukin-6: possible biological effects.

    Bente Klarlund Pedersen;Adam Steensberg;Peter Schjerling

  • Vitamin D controls T cell antigen receptor signaling and activation of human T cells

    Marina Rode von Essen;Martin Kongsbak;Peter Schjerling;Klaus Olgaard

  • Patients with type 2 diabetes have normal mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle

    R. Boushel;E. Gnaiger;P. Schjerling;M. Skovbro

  • Interleukin-6 production in contracting human skeletal muscle is influenced by pre-exercise muscle glycogen content

    Adam Steensberg;Mark A. Febbraio;Mark A. Febbraio;Takuya Osada;Peter Schjerling

  • A trauma-like elevation of plasma cytokines in humans in response to treadmill running.

    Kenneth Ostrowski;Claus Hermann;Aimal Bangash;Peter Schjerling

  • The effects of heavy resistance training and detraining on satellite cells in human skeletal muscles.

    Fawzi Kadi;Peter Schjerling;Lars L. Andersen;Nadia Charifi

  • Physical activity and plasma interleukin-6 in humans--effect of intensity of exercise.

    Kenneth Ostrowski;Peter Schjerling;Bente Klarlund Pedersen

  • Effect of intermittent fasting and refeeding on insulin action in healthy men.

    Nils Halberg;Morten Henriksen;Nathalie Söderhamn;Bente Stallknecht

  • Comparative Amino Acid Sequence Analysis of the C6 Zinc Cluster Family of Transcriptional Regulators

    Peter Schjerling;Steen Holmberg

  • Effects of α-AMPK knockout on exercise-induced gene activation in mouse skeletal muscle

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski;Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli

  • Muscle contractions induce interleukin-6 mRNA production in rat skeletal muscles.

    I. H. Jonsdottir;P. Schjerling;K. Ostrowski;S. Asp

  • Lack of tissue renewal in human adult Achilles tendon is revealed by nuclear bomb (14)C.

    Katja Maria Heinemeier;Katja Maria Heinemeier;Peter Schjerling;Peter Schjerling;Jan Heinemeier;Stig Peter Magnusson;Stig Peter Magnusson

  • Exercise and cytokines with particular focus on muscle-derived IL-6.

    Bente Klarlund Pedersen;Adam Steensberg;Christian Fischer;Charlotte Keller

  • Expression of collagen and related growth factors in rat tendon and skeletal muscle in response to specific contraction types

    K. M. Heinemeier;J. L. Olesen;F. Haddad;H. Langberg

  • The need for transparency and good practices in the qPCR literature

    Stephen A. Bustin;Vladimir Benes;Jeremy A. Garson;Jan Hellemans

  • The effect of recombinant human growth hormone and resistance training on IGF-I mRNA expression in the muscles of elderly men

    M. Hameed;K. H. W. Lange;J. L. Andersen;P. Schjerling

  • The α2–5′AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Is a Site 2 Glycogen Synthase Kinase in Skeletal Muscle and Is Responsive to Glucose Loading

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Jakob N. Nielsen;Jesper B. Birk;Grith Skytte Olsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Kjaer
Michael Kjaer University of Copenhagen
Erik A. Richter
Erik A. Richter University of Copenhagen
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski University of Copenhagen
Bente Kiens
Bente Kiens University of Copenhagen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Per Aagaard
Per Aagaard University of Southern Denmark
Bengt Saltin
Bengt Saltin University of Copenhagen
Mark A. Febbraio
Mark A. Febbraio Monash University
Ylva Hellsten
Ylva Hellsten University of Copenhagen

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